Fountain-brush.



No. 7|7,25|. r Patented Dec. 3o, |902.

, H. P. MQMILLAN. FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

(Applimion mea oct. 29, 1902.1 (No Model.)

'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IIUGI-I P. MCMILLAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 717,251, datedDecember 30, 1902A.

Application lerd October 29 1902. Serial No. 129.183. (No model.)

fc all whom it, may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH P. MOMILLAN, a citizen of the `United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes, of which the followingis a specification. v

This invention relates to improvements in fountain-brushes for marking,painting, or staining and other purposes; and the invention consists inthe novel construction and combination of parts, as-will be hereinafterdescribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l illustrates an elevation of the device,and Fig. 2 alongitudinal section of same.

In the drawings, A designates a tube,which is preferably closed at oneend by a screwcap a, and at the other end said tube is provided with anexterior screw-thread b. In the present instance a cap c is suitablysecured in the tube A and is provided with a port c". It is obvious thatthe separate cap c may be dispensed with and the tube drawn so as toleave one end closed. A washer or disk d, of any suitable material, isrigidly secured on the exterior of said cap c, and this disk is providedwith a port d', which registers with the port c in the cap.

A coupling E is provided with an internal screw-thread e and a flangec', which projects inwardly at its upper edge. A bead e2 is also formedin said coupling at its upper end for convenience in turning the same toscrew it down onto Vthe end of the tube A over the cap c and disk d.

An exteriorly-screw-th readed tube F has its lower end closed by a diskf, and said disk is provided with a port f. This disk is larger indiameter than the tube and also larger than the opening in the top ofthe coupling E. The tube is inserted through the opening in thecoupling, and the disk f takes against or beneath the flange c on thecoupling. It will thus be seen that the tube proper will pass throughthe opening in the coupling; but the disk f will not pass through saidopening, and

when the coupling is screwed down on the' thread b of the tube A saiddisk will seat on the washer d and make a tight joint.

A stern G projects vertically from the center of the disk f up throughthe tube F, and

said stem supports a metallic ful-rule g, one end of which takes oversaid stem. The other end of said metallic furrule receives one end of abrush h. A tapering cap t', provided on its larger end withscrew-threads,incloses the brush and furrule and screws on the tube F.By turning the cap t on the. screw-threads one way or the other withrespect to the tube F more or less of thebrush may be exposed.

The operation is simple and as followsz.

The screw-cap ct is removed and the liquid is filled into the tube A andthe cap replaced.

'When the brush is to be used, the tube F is turned until the port f inthe disk c registers with the ports c2 and ol/ in the cap c and disk d.This is accomplished by turning the tube until the marks j on theexterior of the tubes register or are in line. The brush is theninverted and the liquid will flow from the tube A through the ports c',d', and f into the tube F. The liquid then flows down the tube F intothe tapering cap 7l and around the circumference of the brush h. Theflow of the liquid may be increased or diminished by turning the tube Fso that the entire area (for full iiow) or part of the area (fordiminished flow) of the ports c', d', and f register.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isim l. The combination withareceptacle closedat one end and at said end provided with a port; a packing secured tothe closed end of said receptacle and also having a port; a disk securedso as to revolve with respect to said packing, said disk also having aport; a tube projecting from said revoluble disk; a stem supported bysaid disk; a brush supported by said stem, and a cap surrounding thestem and supported by saidA tube.

2. The combination with a receptacle provided at one end with a caphaving a port; a coupling taking over said cap and secured tosaidreceptacle, said coupling having an inturned ange; a disk secured bythe flange of said coupling so as to revolve with respect to saidreceptacle, said disk having a port which is adapted to register withthe'port in said cap; a tube projecting from said revoluble disk; abrush, and a cap supported by said tube and opening around said brush.

3. The combination with a receptacle having an exterior screw-threadedend; a cap closing said end and having a port; a packing having a portwhich registers with the port in Said Cap; a coupling having an in- 5turned flange at one end and provided with screw-threads which engagethe threaded end of said receptacle; a tube passing through saidcoupling and secured by said inturned flange; a disk on the lower end ofsaid tube and having position Within said coupling and provided with aport adapted to register with the ports in said packing and cap, saiddisk and tube being revolubie with respect to said receptacle; a brush,and a cap secured to said tube.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HUGH P. MCMILLAN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES B. MANN, Jr., G. FERDINAND VOGT.

